Sudanese govt, armed groups sign peace deal

KHARTOUM — The Sudanese government and armed groups yesterday signed, with initial letters, on a comprehensive peace deal in South Sudan’s capital Juba to end armed conflicts, reported the official Sudan TV.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok attended the signing ceremony.

The Sudanese government signed the deal with nine armed movements under the Revolutionary Front Alliance banner.

The peace agreement, whose signing ceremony was aired by Sudan TV, included protocols of security arrangements, power and wealth sharing, compensation for the displaced people and refugees, land ownership and realization of justice and development.

The agreement covered five negotiation tracks of Darfur, eastern Sudan, northern Sudan, central Sudan and South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

The agreement stipulated extension of the transitional period in Sudan for extra 39 months, starting today.

The transitional period in Sudan began in July 2019, three months after ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir by a popular protest on April 11, 2019.

The items of the agreement also specified a period of 39 months to end the integration and demobilisation of the forces belonging to the armed movements as part of the security arrangements.

Since October 2019, South Sudan has been mediating between the Sudanese government and the armed groups from Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions.

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